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David Beckham last night slammed England fans for their treatment of midfielder Owen Hargreaves.

England skipper Beckham admitted he and his players were ‘disgusted’ when the Bayern Munich midfielder was jeered by supporters after replacing Joe Cole against Paraguay last Saturday.

Hargreaves, who was also booed against Hungary a fortnight ago, is blaming it on the fact he is rarely seen by England followers.

But Beckham does not believe Hargreaves, 25, should be given such a rough time.

He said: ‘It was sad to hear booing on Saturday because Owen is such an honest player, an honest lad and a young lad. Our players were disgusted by it because he is playing for his country, doing what he can for the cause.

‘He is playing for one of the best teams in Europe, has won European Cups and league titles and is a very good player.

‘Owen has a very strong personality and will overcome this. He will take heart from Peter Crouch who suffered something similar and is now popular.

‘But Owen is also his own person, a very focused person who works hard on the training pitch and during games and is a great player.’

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